‘A portrait of Xanuspari’

I wasn’t entirely satisfied with my last attempt to draw Xanuspari (for some reason, I find him especially difficult; perhaps it’s because he’s always scowling), so here he is again.

Of Ruzenathra’s Nayusuru servants, Xanuspari is by far the most proud, reckless and eager for battle. When he is not fighting his enemies (or his friends), he spends his time forging magical weapons. Kurunari likes to mock his blunt manners and quick-temper, with predictable results!

Quotes from Askamaran Literature

It is an irony that we endure forever yet we feel so fragile. Perhaps we have witnessed too much disintegration. We are immortal but our memories are not – and what are we if we are not our memories?

Who can stare into the abyss of time without flinching? Time will swallow all that we are, yet we continue into the unknown.

~ ISLANDS IN THE RIVER OF TIME (anon.)

How much do we change when we discard our old allegiances? Is it our own nature that we have forgotten or the nature imposed on us by others? Water shifts to ice or vapor, then back. The snake sheds its skin, but it is still the same creature.

~ THE SELF AND THE OTHER (anon.)

The Esu seek to surround themselves with many servants, which is another sign of their pride and folly.

The ideal court is composed of an Esu and two Nayusuru. Such courts bring stability to the realm, and are obviously meant to be, for there are exactly twice as many Nayusuru as Esu.

Such courts can also be considered ideal because two Nayusuru in alliance are able to balance the power of an Esu.